Edmond John Landers Captain
A CO, 2ND BN, 18TH INF RGT, 1 INF DIV
Army of the United States
07 July 1937 - 15 May 1968
Vacaville, California
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The database page for Edmond John Landers 18 May 2004 Edmond was posted to 8th Army in Korea in January 1966 but shortly after taking up his new assignment he was reassigned to 7th Army (USAREUR) in Germany where he served in appointments as S2-3 and later as G3. In early 1967 he was promoted to the rank of Captain and in September received his orders for service in Vietnam. He arrived at Tan Son Nhut Airbase Saigon on 29 February 1968 and was assigned to the 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, and was posted to the 2nd Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, at the Thu Duc Water Treatment Plant. He served as S-2 (Intelligence Officer) under the command of LTC Max L. Waldrop. In April Edmond was appointed Company Commander of Alpha Company, 2/18 Infantry, located at the Thu Duc Electric Power Plant. On Wednesday 15 May 1968 while actively commanding his company in a Recce In Force operation near the village of Thu Duc, Captain Edmond J. Landers, callsign "Darkness Alpha Six" was killed in action along with seven other members of his command after his unit consisting of HQ CP and two Rifle Platoons was ambushed by an NVA/VC Battalion. For his actions that day Edmond was posthumously awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action, Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, RVN Gallantry Cross with palm, and the National Order of Vietnam 5th Class along with many other awards. | |
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